Feb 17, 2021Facing the challenge of a fast-paced and complex rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, Pennsylvania s Reading Hospital has deployed radio frequency identification technology to track the status of every vial that is removed from an ultra-freezer a unit that stores goods at temperatures of -40 degrees to -86 degrees Celsius (-40 degrees to -123 degrees Fahrenheit) then is placed in refrigeration, transported to the vaccination clinic to be administered, and sometimes returned to refrigeration, all while ensuring no vial expires before reaching a patient s arm. The UHF RFID solution was provided by Kit Check.
The hospital s management envisioned the solution early this year, after several weeks of providing Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to the local population. Our vaccine inventory counts were incongruous at the end of some days before the system was introduced, according to Alan Portnoy, the hospital s pharmacy operations manager, and missing even one vial of vaccine is of d
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Fresenius Kabi and Kit Check today announced the companies have entered into an agreement under which Fresenius Kabi +RFID™ medications will be read by the Kit Check inventory management solution. The collaboration signals both companies’ commitment to medication safety and quality patient care across the health care continuum.
“Our partnership with Kit Check will allow hospital pharmacists to have increased visibility into how +RFID medications are being used within their institutions, which will enable them to create a safer, more efficient environment for patients and providers,” said John Ducker, president and CEO of Fresenius Kabi USA. “Fresenius Kabi is committed to supporting such care environments and we are excited to work with another company that shares these values and is working toward a streamlined pharmaceutical supply chain.”